Raman Retains Socialist Endorsement Eve of LA Election | Elections | westsidecurrent.com

Councilwoman Nithya Raman narrowly kept her DSA-LA endorsement after a 14-13 national leadership vote over BDS movement rules on election eve.
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Literary Hub » Why We are Suing the City of Los Angeles to Save Libraries

Jenan Matari and Nora Lester Murad are award-winning authors with children’s books featuring Palestinians. They have filed a lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles after their invited author talk for teen patrons at Los Angeles Public Library was cancelled without explanation three days before the scheduled date of December 6, 2025. In this edited transcript, Jenan and Nora discuss what it feels like to be censored, the pervasiveness of anti-Palestinian racism, and their reasoning for filing the suit in order to save the integrity of libraries.
— Read on lithub.com/why-we-are-suing-the-city-of-los-angeles-to-save-libraries/

Why is There No Socialism in the United States? – The Brooklyn Rail

What is capitalism anyway and why is it bad? What is socialism and how does it differ from capitalism. How is it good? And who will change the one to the other, how, and why? This is, alas, where things become complicated.
— Read on brooklynrail.org/2026/10/field-notes/why-is-there-no-socialism-in-the-united-states/